In recent weeks Joe Biden's Democrats have gone from rank outsiders to moderate favourites to hold the US Senate in November's midterm elections, as Republicans struggle with candidate selection, a challenging map, and difficulty staying on message:
https://gript.ie/are-americas-republicans-blowing-the-midterms/
https://gript.ie/are-americas-republicans-blowing-the-midterms/
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Are Americas’ Republicans…. Blowing the midterms? - Gript
Happy Joe.
Virtually every party and politician in Ireland supported rent controls when they were introduced - and so none of them now have the authority to say what needs to be said, writes JOHN MCGUIRK: That rent caps have been a historic disaster.
https://gript.ie/when-will-ireland-admit-that-rent-controls-are-a-catastrophe/
https://gript.ie/when-will-ireland-admit-that-rent-controls-are-a-catastrophe/
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When will Ireland admit that rent controls are a catastrophe? - Gript
Socialism.
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Both the Irish Times and the Irish Independent have recently published stories saying a new report shows that the far-right is growing in Ireland. Unfortunately, Gary Kavanagh writes, the report they say shows this doesn’t seem to actually exist.
https://gript.ie/no-there-is-no-report-showing-a-rise-in-the-far-right-in-ireland/
https://gript.ie/no-there-is-no-report-showing-a-rise-in-the-far-right-in-ireland/
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No, there is no 'report' showing a 'rise in the far right' in Ireland - Gript
On Friday both the Irish Times and the Irish Independent published stories which claimed the far right was growing in Ireland, based on a ‘report’ by a group called the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism (GPAHE). The IT’s report was titled “Growth…
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DUP MLA Paul Frew has told Gript that questions need to be asked and answered around excess deaths taking place in Northern Ireland and in the UK, describing the situation as a “silent crisis”.
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https://gript.ie/dup-mla-says-questions-need-to-be-answered-around-excess-deaths-in-ni-and-uk/
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https://gript.ie/dup-mla-says-questions-need-to-be-answered-around-excess-deaths-in-ni-and-uk/
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DUP MLA says “questions need to be answered” around excess deaths in NI and UK - Gript
Paul Frew: 'Silent crisis'
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A review of the effectiveness of a schools-based mindfulness training programme involving more than 28,000 children found it did not help young people’s mental health or well-being.
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https://gript.ie/major-study-finds-mindfulness-school-programme-did-not-help-mental-health-issues-for-young-people/
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https://gript.ie/major-study-finds-mindfulness-school-programme-did-not-help-mental-health-issues-for-young-people/
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Major study finds mindfulness school programme did not help mental health issues for young people - Gript
Did not prevent depression
“Far Right” is just the bucket, increasingly, into which the state and its allies toss every issue and group and argument that they do not wish to deal with" - JOHN MCGUIRK, on how the "Far Right" has supplanted Sinn Fein as the national boogeyman:
https://gript.ie/the-far-right-and-the-national-need-for-a-boogeyman/
https://gript.ie/the-far-right-and-the-national-need-for-a-boogeyman/
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The far right, and the national need for a boogeyman - Gript
The Real New IRA
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"If you want my opinion, it’s this: Robert Troy should be hounded out of office. Chased. Given the boot. Fecked out. Perhaps even made a national pariah.
But not for this."
- JOHN MCGUIRK, annoying our readers, again.
https://gript.ie/robert-troy-and-the-publics-obsession-with-irrelevance/
But not for this."
- JOHN MCGUIRK, annoying our readers, again.
https://gript.ie/robert-troy-and-the-publics-obsession-with-irrelevance/
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Robert Troy, and the public’s obsession with irrelevance - Gript
Good Party Man.
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74-year-old Sligo farmer Tom Niland remains on life support with ‘no feeling from the neck down’, his family have said — 7 months after he was brutally assaulted in his own home.
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https://gript.ie/sligo-pensioner-tom-niland-remains-on-life-support-paralysed-from-the-neck-down-after-horrific-assault-at-home/
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https://gript.ie/sligo-pensioner-tom-niland-remains-on-life-support-paralysed-from-the-neck-down-after-horrific-assault-at-home/
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Sligo pensioner Tom Niland remains on life support, paralysed ‘from the neck down’ after horrific assault at home - Gript
7 months after attack
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A woman just days short of her 94th birthday who was the victim of an aggravated burglary at her home in Ballintubber, County Roscommon, on Monday, has slammed those who attacked her home as “cowards”.
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https://gript.ie/cowards-elderly-woman-93-slams-the-masked-men-who-terrorised-her-in-aggravated-burglary/
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https://gript.ie/cowards-elderly-woman-93-slams-the-masked-men-who-terrorised-her-in-aggravated-burglary/
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"Cowards": Elderly woman (93) slams the masked men who terrorised her in aggravated burglary - Gript
Ballintubber Garda station closed
“Legal decisions should be based on carefully-considered expertise about what laws and precedents say, and never be at the mercy of internet ghost-writers.”
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https://gript.ie/academics-defend-research-claiming-irish-judges-use-wikipedia/
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https://gript.ie/academics-defend-research-claiming-irish-judges-use-wikipedia/
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Academics defend research claiming Irish judges use Wikipedia - Gript
“Judges are human...and so they might be tempted to use Wikipedia."
A record number of migrants crossed the Channel to England on Monday - yet an analysis of the numbers shows that Ireland is receiving 3 times that number per capita. Where is the debate here? asks MATT TREACY.
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https://gript.ie/record-number-of-asylum-seekers-cross-english-channel/
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https://gript.ie/record-number-of-asylum-seekers-cross-english-channel/
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Record numbers of asylum seekers cross English Channel - Gript
But Ireland three times as many per capita
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BEN SCALLAN: Some of the weapons being poured into Ukraine will inevitably end up on the European black market, meaning we can all look forward to a new breed of military-armed gangs and super terrorists:
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https://gript.ie/get-ready-for-europes-new-military-armed-cartels-extremists/
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https://gript.ie/get-ready-for-europes-new-military-armed-cartels-extremists/
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Get ready for Europe’s new military-armed cartels & extremists - Gript
Interesting times ahead.
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Young priest responds to Hoban’s criticism of zealous faith - “People still love God, they need holy examples, strong theological training, beautiful sacred hymns, profound preaching and zealous priests”.
https://gript.ie/young-priests-respond-to-fr-brendan-hoban-despairing-of-them/
https://gript.ie/young-priests-respond-to-fr-brendan-hoban-despairing-of-them/
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Young Priests Respond to Fr. Brendan Hoban 'Despairing” of them. - Gript
Young priest responds to Hoban’s criticism of zealous faith - “People still love God, they need holy examples, strong theological training, beautiful sacred hymns, profound preaching and zealous priests”.
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Varadkar backs LNG to support energy supply this winter, putting him squarely at odds with Ryan
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https://gript.ie/varadkar-backs-lng-energy-putting-him-at-odds-with-ryan/
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https://gript.ie/varadkar-backs-lng-energy-putting-him-at-odds-with-ryan/
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Varadkar backs LNG energy, putting him at odds with Ryan - Gript
Said green dream is “20 to 25 years away.”
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“Can our government, and our opposition, just for once, stop acting like useless, craven, spineless fools, and put the needs of our people first? Otherwise we might all be left sitting in the dark,” writes NIAMH UÍ BHRIAIN.
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https://gript.ie/why-are-we-ignoring-our-own-energy-sources-as-we-face-a-winter-shivering-in-our-homes/
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https://gript.ie/why-are-we-ignoring-our-own-energy-sources-as-we-face-a-winter-shivering-in-our-homes/
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Why are we ignoring our own energy sources as we face a winter shivering in our homes? - Gript
Like leaving gold in the ground
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French President Emmanuel Macron says that we may be witnessing “the end of abundance,” even regarding basic necessities like water.
#gript
https://gript.ie/macron-we-are-witnessing-the-end-of-abundance/
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https://gript.ie/macron-we-are-witnessing-the-end-of-abundance/
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Macron: We are witnessing “the end of abundance” - Gript
“We are living through a great upheaval.”
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“Sadly, for all the talk of inclusion, it appears RTÉ does not believe Dana’s is a story worthy of telling. Regardless of RTÉ’s pettiness, the story of the girl from the Bogside winning our first Eurovision is an incredible one.”
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https://gript.ie/all-kinds-of-shenanigans-going-on-in-rte/
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https://gript.ie/all-kinds-of-shenanigans-going-on-in-rte/
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All kinds of shenanigans going on in RTÉ - Gript
Petty to exclude Dana
Is "we should consider eating insects" just about the environment, or is it a symptom of something deeper in our culture? Something deeper, says JOHN MCGUIRK:
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https://gript.ie/bug-eating-communion-and-the-western-religious-revival/
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https://gript.ie/bug-eating-communion-and-the-western-religious-revival/
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Bug Eating, Communion, and the western religious revival - Gript
Eat the crickets, and repent.
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A 10-month-old baby was left abandoned on the side of a road in Dublin on Sunday by a thief who drove off in a family’s car with the child still in the back seat.
#gript
https://gript.ie/10-month-old-baby-left-abandoned-on-side-of-road-in-terrifying-dublin-carjacking/
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https://gript.ie/10-month-old-baby-left-abandoned-on-side-of-road-in-terrifying-dublin-carjacking/
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10-month-old baby left abandoned on side of road in terrifying Dublin carjacking - Gript
Other child jumped out
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“Embarrassing”: An Irish magazine has complained that the Rose of Tralee this year was a “sea of white faces,” and that there are no Roses who are disabled or have an OnlyFans, prompting severe backlash from readers.
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https://gript.ie/backlash-as-magazine-slams-rose-of-tralee-as-too-white/
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https://gript.ie/backlash-as-magazine-slams-rose-of-tralee-as-too-white/
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Backlash as magazine slams Rose of Tralee as too white - Gript
“A serious lack of diversity.”